United States Third Circuit

Ambiguity in a joint venture agreement does not require that defendant bear the burden of establishing the meaning of the disputed terms in the agreement because of the fiduciary relationship between the parties was created by the joint venture.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/19/2000
• Decided 04/11/2001
• Published 04/11/2001

Judges

• Before BECKER, Chief Judge, SLOVITER and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• H. Woodruff Turner, (Argued), Robert B. Sommer, David M. Aceto, Douglas A. Pearson, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, Counsel for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Vincent J. Connelly, Alan J. Martin, (Argued), Daniel L. Ring, Eric S. Dreiband, Terri Hoskins, Audrey Fried-Grushcow, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, IL, William M. Wycoff, Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, Pittsburgh, PA, Counsel for Appellees.